It's my fault

I have been reviewing material written by women who have been abused. Not a very nice experience, for them or for me. Again and again, I read that ther women get into a position where they believe that they deserve what is happening to them.

Smashed against the wall again,
no more than I deserve.
Beaten with the poker,
no more than I deserve.
Suffocated with a pillow,
no more than I deserve.
Made to feel so filthy,
no more than I deserve.
Stripped and thrust and battered,
no more than I deserve.
Bleeding on the carpet,
no more than I deserve.

You see,
you must understand,
it's my fault.